diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Entity/NodeType.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Entity/NodeType.php
index 67136b3..0fb1ecc 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Entity/NodeType.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Entity/NodeType.php
@@ -103,6 +103,19 @@ class NodeType extends ConfigEntityBase implements NodeTypeInterface {
   public $title_label = 'Title';
 
   /**
+   * Indicates whether a Body field should be created for this node type.
+   *
+   * This property affects entity creation only. It allows default configuration
+   * of modules and installation profiles to specify whether a Body field should
+   * be created for this bundle.
+   *
+   * @var bool
+   *
+   * @see \Drupal\node\Entity\NodeType::$create_body_label
+   */
+  protected $create_body = TRUE;
+
+  /**
    * The label to use for the Body field upon entity creation.
    *
    * @see \Drupal\node\Entity\NodeType::$create_body
@@ -157,9 +170,9 @@ public function postSave(EntityStorageControllerInterface $storage_controller, $
 
       entity_invoke_bundle_hook('create', 'node', $this->id());
 
-      // Automatically create a body field for new node types if not in the
-      // syncing process.
-      if (!$this->isSyncing()) {
+      // Create a body if the create_body property is true and we're not in
+      // the syncing process.
+      if ($this->get('create_body') && !$this->isSyncing()) {
         $label = $this->get('create_body_label');
         node_add_body_field($this, $label);
       }
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/Config/NodeImportCreateTest.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/Config/NodeImportCreateTest.php
index 0a1db9c..764d96c 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/Config/NodeImportCreateTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/Config/NodeImportCreateTest.php
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public function testImportCreate() {
     // Check that the content type was created.
     $node_type = entity_load('node_type', $node_type_id);
     $this->assertTrue($node_type, 'Import node type from staging was created.');
+    $this->assertFalse(field_info_instance('node', 'body', $node_type_id));
   }
 
 }